I've taken to not wearing my belt at all. The belt makes my Hakama look silly, and it's way more comfortable to not have on.

Hi Chris,

Yeah, I know where you are coming from on that one, kinda makes you look a bit excited through the lesson but I have seen people wear their belt in a slightly different configuration with a flat/tape 'knot' to the side (I forget the name as I was never a boy scout and yeah, I know that in some traditional schools, wearing the belt to the side had a significant meaning)